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Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum MCP Connector for Claude

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Explore the Rijksmuseum's world-class art collection and research library. Search for masterpieces, access high-resolution image metadata via IIIF, and query linked open data.

8 tools Official Updated Jun 28, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner
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Connect your AI agent to the Rijksmuseum Data API to explore centuries of Dutch art and history. This server provides comprehensive access to the museum's digital collection, research library, and high-resolution image services.

What you can do

  • Collection Search — Query the museum's vast holdings by creator (e.g., Rembrandt), title, material, technique, or specific time periods.
  • Research Library — Access bibliographic records from the Rijksmuseum Research Library using the SRU protocol for deep academic research.
  • IIIF Integration — Retrieve standardized IIIF manifests and image metadata to inspect high-resolution digital assets and object structures.
  • Linked Open Data — Harvest metadata via OAI-PMH or explore immutable object streams through Linked Data Event Streams (LDES).
  • Persistent Identifiers — Resolve PIDs to ensure you are always looking at the most accurate and up-to-date metadata for any given object.

How it works

  1. Subscribe to this server
  2. Enter your Rijksmuseum API Key
  3. Start exploring art history directly from your AI assistant

Who is this for?

  • Art Historians & Researchers — Quickly find specific works, bibliographic references, and detailed provenance data.
  • Educators & Students — Explore the collection for educational materials and high-quality imagery.
  • Developers & Data Scientists — Integrate cultural heritage data into applications or perform large-scale metadata analysis.
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8 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.

get_iiif_image_info

Get IIIF image metadata

get_iiif_manifest

Get IIIF presentation manifest

get_ldes_collection

Get the Linked Data Event Streams (LDES) collection

get_ldes_dataset

Get a specific LDES dataset

oai_pmh_request

Harvest metadata using the OAI-PMH API

resolve_pid

Supports content negotiation. Dereference a Persistent Identifier (PID)

search_collection

Returns Linked Open Data identifiers based on various filters. Search for characteristics of objects in the Rijksmuseum collection

search_library

Supports Contextual Query Language (CQL). Search bibliographic records from the Rijksmuseum Research Library

See how to talk to your AI agent using Rijksmuseum.

Search the Rijksmuseum collection for paintings by Johannes Vermeer.

I've found several works by Johannes Vermeer, including 'The Milkmaid' (SK-A-2344) and 'The Love Letter' (SK-A-1595). Would you like to see the detailed description or IIIF manifest for any of these?

Find books about the restoration of 'The Night Watch' in the research library.

Searching the library records... I found several bibliographic entries related to the restoration of Rembrandt's 'Night Watch', including technical reports and exhibition catalogs. Here are the top results...

Get the IIIF image info for the identifier 'SK-C-5'.

Retrieving IIIF metadata for 'The Night Watch' (SK-C-5)... The image is available at a maximum resolution of 12000x10000 pixels with support for multiple zoom levels and formats. You can access the tiles via the following base URL...

You can use the `search_collection` tool and provide the artist's name in the `creator` field. You can also refine the search by setting the `type` to 'painting'.

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